| PRE | predating Christopher Columbus |
|---|---|
| PRE | abnormal state of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and fluid retention and albuminuria |
| PRE | to a preeminent degree |
| PRE | a prior appropriation of something |
| PRE | the right to purchase something in advance of others |
| PRE | the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property) |
| PRE | the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject |
| PRE | a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you |
| PRE | a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid |
| PRE | someone who acquires land by preemption |
| PRE | a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals |
| PRE | of or relating to or characteristic of the pre-Raphaelites |